Person:Esther Thompson (30)
Esther Thompson
chr.17 Jun 1655 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
d.Est 1694 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)
Parents and Siblings
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m. 14 Apr 1646
  1. Beatrice Thompson1646/47 - Aft 1680
  2. John ThompsonAbt 1648 - 1711
  3. Thomas ThompsonEst 1651 - 1705/06
  4. Mary Thompson1653 - Bet 1687 & 1691
  5. Esther Thompson1655 - Est 1694
Spouse and Children
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m. Bef 2 Dec 1680
  1. Samuel GridleyEst 1679 - Bet 1713/14 & 1714
  2. Thomas GridleyEst 1680 - 1758
  3. John Gridley1681 - 1739
  4. Joseph Gridley1684/85 - 1770
  5. Esther Gridley1687 - 1743
  6. James Gridley1691 - 1762
  7. Sarah Gridley1694 - 1743/44
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Esther Thompson
Alt Name Hester Thompson
Married Name Esther Gridley
Gender Female
Christening[1] 17 Jun 1655 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Marriage Bef 2 Dec 1680 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)to Samuel Gridley
Death[1] Est 1694 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 17. Esther or Hester3 Thompson, in Mathews, Barbara Jean; Donna Holt Siemiatkoski; Kathryn Smith Black; and Nancy Pexa. The Descendants of Gov. Thomas Welles of Connecticut and His Wife Alice Tomes. (Wethersfield, Conn.: Welles Family Association, 2015)
    255-57.

    "17. Esther or Hester3 Thompson (Anne2, Gov. Thomas1), born posthumously, baptized 17 June 1655 in Farmington, Connecticut, as 'Hester, daughter of widow Thomson' (Farmington Church Records, slip index 1:41, 2:19; NEHGR 11:324); and died c. 1694 (Rupert Farnham Thompson). …

    "Samuel Buckingham testified in Milford on 10 August 1674 that Mr. Anthony Hawkins stated in May 1664 in regards to Esther Thompson, 'This little girl sucked when I married my wife, she being so small, I delighted much in her. Her father had died before she was born, and she had no portion given her by him, but I have promised to give her twenty pounds' (Goodwin 263n)."

  2.   Howkins, Anthony, Farmington, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
    1:208-09.

    "… Court Record, Page 139 — 1st April, 1664: Will and Invt. exhibited. Mrs. Howkins Refuses the executorship. Dist. Ordered according to the will, except that Mrs. Hester Thompson, a daughter of the Decd, is not named in the will, and Mrs. Howkins is given only the use during life. And also it appearing that the Hon. Thomas Welles by his last will gave the said Ann Howkins, his daughter, £20 since her Marriage with Mr. Howkins, This Court doe Order the £20 of the Estate willed Mrs. Howkins be paid to Hester Thompson. …"

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